Our Team
Elvon has over 25 years architectural and development experience and is the creative talent driving SkyPod's stunning exterior design.
As well as being a director in SKYPOD, Elvon is director of one of NZ’s most respected Architectural firms, Young + Richards. Together with Harriet Pilkington, Young + Richards has successfully delivered over 2,000 homes – including many of his own developments. All SKYPOD’s design and consents has been completed by the Young + Richards.
Elvon brings to SKYPOD genuine design innovation that draws on his cross disciplinary skillset that encompasses art, academia, and professional practice. He has been a tenured Senior Lecturer at AUT University and has a well deserved reputation for market leading design.
Qualifications
– Master of Arts (Honours), AUT University
– Bachelor of Architecture (Honours), University of Auckland
– Bachelor of Architectural Studies, University of Auckland
– Bachelor of Commerce, University of Auckland
Harriet is one of NZ's leading architects with a speciality in making small floor print plans be both functional and beautiful. She has more than 25 years experience in the NZ and Australia markets.
As well as being a director in SKYPOD, Harriet is director of one of NZ’s most respected Architectural firms, Young + Richards. All SKYPOD’s interior designs come with Harriet’s and Young + Richcards unique and personalised fingerprint.
Harriet is a master of internal design, bringing together different materials, colour and textures to create contemporary styles that seamlessly blend luxury with comfort . She is meticulous with floor plans, ensuring that each millimetre is thoughtfully considered so that spaces feel bigger and more generous than they are.
Like Elvon, Harriet holds academic positions at School of Architecture, University of Auckland and AUT University, Department of Spatial Design.
Qualifications
-Master of Architectural Studies, ETH University Zurich, Switzerland
-Bachelor of Architecture (Honours), University of Auckland
-Bachelor of Architectural Studies, University of Auckland
-Bachelor of Commerce, University of Auckland
Phil has 30 years experience in logistics, procurement and product development. Phil's role is to work with customers to achieve a stress-free delivery of SKPOD to their site.
As well as being a director in SKYPOD, Phil is director of one of NZ’s most experienced offsite manufacturers, Ecotech Commercial (NZ) Ltd. Together with Tony Frost, Ecotech has pioneered precision manufacturing over the past 19 years, successfully delivered hundreds of buildings around NZ – including over 100 homes to the NZ government. All SKYPOD’s are manufactured using Ecotech’s tried and trusted manufacturing & quality assurance systems.
Phil brings to SKYPOD over 30 years experience in procurement, manufacturing and product development. His intimate knowledge of the SKYPOD product allows him to closely work with customers to find a building solution that delivers the best overall outcome.
Phil and his sales team is your first point of contact for all sales enquires – both national and international.
Talk to Phil if you are interested project financing.
Tony has 40 years building & manufacturing experience. He is considered NZ & Australia's leading authority on off-site manufacturing.
As well as being a director in SKYPOD, Tony is the founder and Managing Director of Ecotech Commercial (NZ) Ltd. For the first 20 years of his career, Tony run his own successful housing company in Nelson. Then in 2004, frustrated at the limitations of traditional building, Tony turned his technical expertise to developing one of NZ’s very first modular building companies. For the past 19 years, Tony and Ecotech, have been on the forefront of off-site precision factory manufacturing – successfully delivering hundreds of homes around NZ.
Tony has invested tens of millions of dollars into developing new manufacturing systems, new materials and industry leading quality assurance systems. The result is a level of industry knowledge and expertise that is hard to match.
All SKYPOD’s are manufactured under Tony and Ecotech’s direct supervision. SKYPOD is the product of four decades of Tony’s industry knowledge and technical innovations.
SKYPOD presents the future of building.